"Residents of a seaside town (Karachi) are desperate for a few drops of water" : Shahid Afridi

[MenInG]

"Residents of a seaside town (Karachi) are desperate for a few drops of water" : Shahid Afridi

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="ur" dir="rtl">پاکستان کو بنے 70برس ہوگئے مگر کراچی شہر جو پاکستان کی شہ رگ کی حیثیت رکھتا ہے اس کےمسائل آج تک حل نہیں کئے جا سکے، سمندر کے کنارے ہونے کے باوجود اس شہر کے مکین پانی کے بوند بوند کو ترس رہے ہیں، حکومتیں آئیں اور گئیں مگر پانی کا مسئلہ ٹھیک نہیں کیا، آخر کب پانی کا مسئلہ حل ہوگا؟</p>— Shahid Afridi (@SAfridiOfficial) <a href="https://twitter.com/SAfridiOfficial/status/1011126741367230465?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 25, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Shahid Afridi unhappy with the water situation in Karachi - says:

1. Its been 70 years since the birth of Pakistan but the problems of Karachi, which is the lifeline of Pakistan, have not been resolved

2. Residents of a seaside town (Karachi) are desperate for a few drops of water

3. Governments have come and gone but no one has been able to resolve the issue (shortage) of water.

4. When will the water problem be resolved?

 

[Deewana Mastana]

This water issue is just not restricted to Karachi it is infact a very big and serious problem throughout and all over Pakistan.

 

[Varun]

I wonder if the irony in his statement was intended.

 

[MenInG]

I wonder if the irony in his statement was intended.

Water water everywhere but ....

 

[MenInG]

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif promised Karachittes he will not rest until he develops the metropolis not just as good as Lahore but twice as better.

“Karachi is the biggest hub of Pakistan’s industries, banks,” Shehbaz said while addressing a rally in the city as he begun as election campaign. “It is the gateway of the country.”

There is no doubt, he added, that in the last 25 to 30 years, Karachi’s rights have been usurped. “Today, Karachi is surrounded by heaps of garbage.”

However, he added, with the support of the dwellers on July 25, I will be able to completely eradicate garbage from this city.

“I have also announced at the chamber of commerce today that I will ensure clean water’s access to the 20 million residents in the first three years.”

“We will also establish a 500-bed hospital in the city within a time span of a year.” The PML-N president also promised to provide employment to the youth after imparting vocational training to them.

Shehbaz also promised to ensure decent transport and traveling arrangements for the residents of the financial city.

Earlier today, while speaking to an audience of businessmen at the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FPCCI), Shehbaz hailed Karachi as the most profit generating city. “Karachi is the biggest port city – it is the financial hub, the nerve of exports yet the political and military governments have failed to give the city its due status.”

The PML-N candidate for Karachi’s NA-249 said his party wanted “to contest the poll on performance and will develop entire Sindh at par with Punjab.”

Shehbaz Sharif to start election campaign from Karachi

He added that tanker mafia rules in Karachi and citizens are suffering from acute water shortage. “Like Lahore, we will give Karachi mass transit project including Metro Bus and Organe Line.” He pledged to solve Karachi’s garbage problem within six months and provide water within three years while claiming that “PML-N will resolve water shortage the way it curbed terrorism and load-shedding”.

The PML-N president explained how allocation in provincial and federal budget can uplift Karachi. He said his party would work with the provincial government to focus on issues plaguing the city including water shortage, sewage and garbage, public transport and infrastructure. “Karachi is the gateway to Pakistan – the country cannot succeed without providing its financial hub infrastructure that attracts investors. Our vision for Pakistan’s economy begins with the city.”

“Water is the next biggest challenge,” he said. “I do not want to make tall claims but we will develop the city’s infrastructure and resolve civic issues.”

Shehbaz said the immediate solution for water shortage was Basha Dam. “The government invested Rs1 billion in the project,” he claimed. The former chief executive added that the PML-N would not compromise on its “national unity” about Kalabagh Dam.

Dwelling further on the topic, the PML-N president said Pakistan should compete with India economically. “We will introduce industrial and financial policies.”

Chiding Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) for its “politics of sit-ins”, Shehbaz said the Imran Khan-led party derailed democratic dispensation through its demonstrations. “Our agenda is to develop the country while PTI seeks to destablise the economy to appease hidden forces.”

Fearing possible threats of terrorism, Sindh Police has made extra-ordinary security measurements Shehbaz’s visit to Baldia Town.

Meanwhile in Lahore, Shehbaz’s son and PML-N candidate for NA-124 kicked-off the election campaign in Punjab by inaugurating a central office in his constituency.

https://tribune.com.pk/story/1742264/1-shehbaz-sharif-kicks-off-election-campaign-karachi-rally/

 

[Loralai]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="ur" dir="rtl">پاکستان کو بنے 70برس ہوگئے مگر کراچی شہر جو پاکستان کی شہ رگ کی حیثیت رکھتا ہے اس کےمسائل آج تک حل نہیں کئے جا سکے، سمندر کے کنارے ہونے کے باوجود اس شہر کے مکین پانی کے بوند بوند کو ترس رہے ہیں، حکومتیں آئیں اور گئیں مگر پانی کا مسئلہ ٹھیک نہیں کیا، آخر کب پانی کا مسئلہ حل ہوگا؟</p>— Shahid Afridi (@SAfridiOfficial) <a href="https://twitter.com/SAfridiOfficial/status/1011126741367230465?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 25, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Shahid Afridi unhappy with the water situation in Karachi - says:

1. Its been 70 years since the birth of Pakistan but the problems of Karachi, which is the lifeline of Pakistan, have not been resolved

2. Residents of a seaside town (Karachi) are desperate for a few drops of water

3. Governments have come and gone but no one has been able to resolve the issue (shortage) of water.

4. When will the water problem be resolved?

Good to see Afridi tweeting about issues important to Pakistan instead of picking up easy points as he was doing when he tweeted about Kashmir.

 

[El Generico]

Good to see Afridi tweeting about issues important to Pakistan instead of picking up easy points as he was doing when he tweeted about Kashmir.

Why can't he talk about both?